The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-16
waianae and Anti-ReSorm.

A mass meeting was held at Waianae on
Wednesday evening at five o'clock, and con-
sisted almost wholly of native Hawaiiaus
The Rev. j. Kekahuna presided, Mr.. Kawa-
ioa was secretary and Mr.. Samuel Andrews,
interpreter.
The political issues of the day were dis
cussed, after fashion, and considerable en-
l thuslasm prevailed, the whole affair being. as
oar correspondent expressed it, irst-class
e1hloltlon or gas, Pesticulation and flowing
| language.
The first speaker called was Moses Maize
| iona, who said that he was one of the candi-
dates for Representative. Also. that we all
| were now IN new era under the new Con-
! stltutlon, and that we were not Acquainted
with 1t {; that 1t had been thrust upon us and
pushed into our eyes. Matters would appear
IN the next Legislature of most grave i'm
portance, and that he would show then,
what he should do if he was sent Inv the
native votes to that body. He asked if thew
tnought the new Constitution was all @. X
he thought 1t was full OF defects and TANGLED
up INTO knots; that the King had no power
4Huer II, ana was standing unclOthed and
pare ana IKE a picture hanging on the wall.
sec. ~ OF the new Constitution was GOOD.
rec IS relating to the Kings mower was ali
wrong and he desired the Kings power.to be
supreme and that the measures voted for in
the Legislature might be vetoed. And he
would represent this point If elected He be.
Ileyed IN reducing the tax on property and
making 1t 4 and Il per cent.
Mr.. John Colburn was the next speaker
called Tor by the chair. He said that this
was the first time he had appeared befora
them as a candidate and wished to he en-.
cused II be made mistakes in talking the
native language. Some of them knezy nc
platform while some did not The present
vas the time for the people TO choose their
Candidate. An old Constitution had bren
taken away and new one eiven and si,,,,e5
by tue King on July Z, 1887. TJnon the 90tS
OF June The natives first kneg that thers u.ss
trouble ahead. There were many assembled
here who think that tue new Constitofion
Is better than the old for the reason that
they mad nov the power to choose MOBILES az
vel rs representatives. The present Ninjstrv
. lone AZ thty worked on an economical
basis would be supported by him. nrtiI ~
country should gel upon good footing.
Kahulu was the next speaker Ha ..;5 a..
ne was candidate for REPRESENTATIVE a. , int
emf. Inc man to be elected fnust bs-o
ioVe Tor us country or else he was - ~
account All nations, the United States
germany, France, etc, respected their res,
pecuve nags. LOSe of country cannot ha
C SousnI anu sOid. A ehief should alyays
man, Look at Germany and see bos1 has
people love their aged Emperor. We
must respect our King. A great work lac
osiore u.s. We are body and soul bonnd ~
"a bag to support the new Constitute =,
gagged aa Baeged Ragged Loud applause
lou 1au ostter oe put 10 prison than to he
1ouhd Oy the new Constitution and ,s1,a -
iath. AS soon IS you DO. Won are sold he
ney mad not been 80 fast about takfna .,sa.,
ne old, 1t would have been better cbnns5
I'm ll or not, be could not be bouobf or soi5
mere were plenty of intelligent peonIs rssiS
li gs,i mere VINO could make right and lat Laws
inc r., ais usprlyed OF their rights in run
ing IpI Representatives. These thine 80.
u wrong. II they wanted TO c '1,i15 ar; are